Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Mus fernandoni compared with Reseda lutea

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while Cut-Leaf Mignonette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Resedaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Reseda
Species	Mus fernandoni	Reseda lutea

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the genus Mus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.